Hi,
I'm looking for a speech teacher who is experienced in working with foreigners. I'm looking to learn a Standard American dialect.
Any recommendations and your own experience in either searching for a teacher or working on your American accent is much appreciated.
Thank you

Watch American movies, imitate them, speak in the accent every chance you get.

Rinse and repeat.

Hi Fly,

You can find several teachers in your area at www.vasta.org, the website for the Voice & Speech Trainers Association. I'm a voice and speech trainer and also have a lot of FAQ on my website, www.amandaquaid.com, advice about finding the right coach.

I can recommend Barrie Kreinik as well - you can find her on my links page on my website.

I also wanted to ask if maybe there is a good book with great tips and advices on how to reduce accent? I have found some of them on Amazon, but it would be better do get responses from actors. Thank-you in advace.

It's not so much that you want to "eliminate" your accent. You just want to have an American dialect available for when you need You never know when your natural accent might help you land a role!

Your biggest help (in my opinion) will be like miss stone said; just watch Americans act, listen to Americans talk... try to surround yourself with it and imitate it as often as possible.